Episode #13,521----To their dismay, Brad and Katie realize Mr. Quick is a phony lawyer who never intended to set them up with a willing birth mother. Katie, to distract herself, goes to work - where an unsuspecting Vienna arrives to celebrate. Katie yells at Vienna for continually giving her false hope, even if accidentally, and stalks off. Vienna pleas for forgiveness, but before she can catch up to Katie, Vienna trips on a cable and falls. Katie rushes Vienna to the hospital. Brad, who by this time has informed Henry that Mr. Quick
was a fake who has now run off with Brad's $10 thousand down payment check, arrives at the scene. He's unable to reach Henry. Henry's secretly off gambling in an attempt to win back the money he feels he owes Katie and Brad.

Damian encourages Meg to keep fighting for her daughter. Meg admits Paul would never have custody of Eliza, if he hadn't tricked everyone into thinking Meg was an irresponsible mother. In Old Town, Paul runs into Sally, the babysitter he paid off to help make Meg look like a negligent mother. Paul's livid Sally's back in town where Meg could find her and force her to tell the truth to the authorities. Damian overhears them speaking and follows them to Fairwinds. Once there, Paul finally agrees to pay Sally additional money to keep her quiet and out of town. Damian alerts Meg that Sally will be waiting for the payoff at Al's Diner. Dusty and Meg apprehend Sally at Al's and she's taken to the police station to give a statement. Meg thanks Damian and she and Dusty go to pick up Eliza. Unbeknownst to them, Paul's leaving Oakdale with Eliza.

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When Arianne Zucker (Nicole) of Days of our Lives meets people on the street and they tell her what a b---- she is, her response is "I thank you very much."

Zucker said, "You mean I'm bubbly? No, I know what they are referring to," she jokingly said. "You know...when I hear that, I feel as an actress I am doing a great job."

Zucker has been on the Days canvas playing Nicole for 14 years. A character that she plays with great depth and to which she adds great color, Nicole is the character that always adds conflict in other people's lives. One never knows to trust or not to trust her.

She personifies mystic and intrigue.

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